The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-11
THE JULLABARD TRAGEDY.
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III.
WHO DiD IT.

WHO pID ITP
When the first sensation of horror pro.
duced by the burning OF Col. Humby's
bungalow sensation, il must be noted
due not so much to the conllagration itself
as TO the tragic possibilities which might be
involved in it, gave way to the natural cx-
element incident 10 such an occur
renee, u rush took place from the assem-
bly-Ooms in the direction of tho fire. In
Il few minutes every man in the station
was on the spot. Hhe spectacle which
met our eyes as the first OF MS arrived was
IN awful one. The natives stood together
in groups nj a distance, dumb and SILVER
ing with terror. The bungalow was an
old one, heavily matched and us dry IA
finder All the water of the Indus could
not have savtd n The tire dcvourcd il
in one nlonstrous mouthiul, and was lick.
ing the bare and haCkcncl walls when
we reached the place. The personal inter
est OF the writer OF this narrative in that
scene was deeper than that of any other
man IN Jullabad, | was the Lieut.. Charles
Everest more than once mentioned.
had seen Mrs. Humbly in the radiance
of her beautiful and happy maidcnhood,
ana realized more than any ole else her
strange and unhappy fate in falling into
the hands OF this man had had her in
my arms, unconscious indeed, and rs
then believed dying aud the thrill OF the
contact was still upon me. In my heart
of hearts believed that her husband, for
some reason known only to himself and,
perhaps, 10 her 90 was comprising her
death driving her 10 IL in such manner
rs To insure his own safety nom the law.
Murders of that class are every year COM
mitted with inpuniiy where women are
weak and men are brutal And the hor-
rur oi horrors which mumcntarily pnr-
aly3cd me, gazing ON the Quilted aud smol-
ing bungalow, was the dread conviction
that llumhv had himself set fire 20 the
house, IN order TO burn his sick aud help.
less wife in her bed.
| recognized among the natives khid.
matgar belonging Ia Col. llumby's house
hold, and bcckoncd the man To me. "Who
We're in the bungalow when the fire broke
out?' | asked.
"Sahib aud Mem S,hib," was the
answer.
"Whcrc ar they nov?n
The man shook his head and answered,
trembling II don't know, sir.
\ quick inquiry among the Others
ELECTED The horriiying iact that neither
Col. llumhy nor his wife had been seen
10y any OF them. Al this had not oc.
Cupicd sixty seconds from the moment oi
our reaching the spot. staggered rather
than walked back to the others "a he.
licyc they have both been burned 10
death, | said. "l.ct us search the ruin "
81 feared as much, at least in the ease
OF Col. llumhy," replied one OF the men
rs We moved toward the bungalow. 81
slw him driven home this evening so In.
! toxicalcd that, IL he took amy more, hc
mus have fallen in a siupor. What an
awful dcath''
III he wcrc The only victim the holo.
cnust would matter LITTLE. slid and
then We commenced our search.
did not know which room she had oc.
! cupicd In the bungalow. and the walls
were rel hot aud crumb.ug whirh made
+ IL dangerous To enter them. but The strain
, OF my anxiety was so painful that MON
than this would not have held inc back
a | My eyes were smnrting from the pungru
+ smoke INV iro, hlisicung from the heat %
r the brick floor through the dancing shoe
, which wore. ! rushed through two nj
. | thpc ROOMS There Wts nothing bal
smoke and ashes and smuuldcrng piece.
! ol timber Ever CumbU.iihic thing WI,
4. consumed. ] escaped o. falling Wgll hy
lpaping back just ~ Il lcll 10 n heap. A
the same instant from an adjoining apart
munt came q shout Of honor ! thought
5 some other cSrJorr bad been killed ~ In.
iurrd, and clambcrd over the illcu
masonry Ia the place. 10 WIS sirkouing
! will make mo- attempt Ia describe
H. Col. llumby hal been roasted
Ia cindrr ON vi, bed. The uli
tudc In which the hol, WINS discovered
suggested that the s'Upur 81 intoxicaiion
Ind passed into that of nphyxln aud that
hC had not moved limb bon the furnace uI
death. The iron bcds,ad gas the unly
thing unbunod Ia the chamber Some.
thing Was thrown over tlc remains aud ",
rcclcd ont of the iraiiul presence.
Outside the walls asked II pHv person
Ind Discovered trace ul Nlr llumhy
III not, ! sud. "iuihpT search must hp
made. II viii bc awful b she has been
burned Ia death too''
"Noorcasion to bcnuNious. Mr Everest. %
said dry Scottish voice behind me; "shc
Is quite siio. ] assure you''
turned quickly, With a start The
| speaker was Col. jack. our Cnuionmrul
unHIHHir. Hs Unconditional AMI honest u
Scotsman ~ ever came from The north II
Tweed. Ills assurance, as may be- readily
imagined. WIS welcome one I could
have thrown myself. womnulihr, on the
old fellows neck Tor bis words but some.
thing IN the very drynDsa ui bis voice was
uncomfortable 10 my FEELINGS 81 relief and
gratitude. However 30 was M lime fnr
uualyHng iancicg u was nu intense rrtiii.
cation 10 everybody 10 know thai poor Mn.
llumby und somehow no one ns set
knew how escaped from the holocaust
aud was now safe and well IN The bunui.
low II Col. Jack. Excepting our mes.
house that " Col. Jack was the nearest
refuge.
Next day she received numerous calls oI
sympathy from the Ladies' oi Jullnbad.
Associated with thoir natural sympathy ior
the p0Ir girl WIS, 81 course. u considerable
amount u equally natural interest In the
| particulars ~ the catastrophe NJ the prr.
yious night They came away much dis.
appointed. Mn,. liumhy WIS grateful f1f
their sympathy bat rpruIIod, with u look
oi fear that was myslilyIng. from every
reference 10 the burning 81 the bungalow
and the fate of hcr husband Even Nm.
Jack, who WIS minlstoTing to her With The
swlicitudo ~ a mother. could not bring her
30 speak upon the suh.yi,
'''hc seems 30 duud, poor Chill,' said
MB Speedy at n Tea drinking that even.
ing; u fear her brain b. little niicctcd. "
~ shouldn't have been surprised II Il
had been affected before now, - observed
another Lady, "Thc lie shc has bed In
Julabad would drive many women mad %
"Ah," nil Mr.. Speedy, shaking hor
head, "she hadn't spirit enough Ia be-
driven mnd. It's melancholy such passive
women NJ Mn. llumby are driven into
0r rather, they quietly siHk into it,
Col. Jack however as canionmcnl